The deep, dark cell, damp and oppressive, with a faint putrid smell in the air, choking the lungs. No one wants to come to such a place, even if it is Zhang Rui, the county governor, he may not come once a year.

But today seems to be different, the dignified county magistrate was stopped at the door, anxiously walking back and forth, but he just couldn't get in. Zhang Rui's face was very anxious, his hands were clenched tightly, and his head was also in a cold sweat. Suddenly, seeing a group of people coming from afar, the county magistrate hurriedly wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and greeted him with a flattering smile on his face!

"Dang Qianhu, what's wrong?" Although he really smiled at Dang Han, Zhang Rui's eyes were looking at the people who were being escorted behind him, and when he saw the familiar faces, Zhang Rui was stunned on the spot.

Looking at the stunned Zhang Rui, Dang coldly snorted and didn't say anything, and walked straight into the cell.

After a long time, Zhang Rui, the eldest lord of the county, came back to his senses, sat on the ground, and his face became pale. The servant on the side hurriedly came over to support Zhang Rui, and as soon as he got on his body, the two of them found out that something was wrong. In an instant just now, Zhang Rui's clothes seemed to be washed.

After shouting a few times, Zhang Rui didn't have any reaction, and an older catcher said in embarrassment: "Master, don't blame me!" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and slapped Zhang Rui's face fiercely, and Zhang Rui's face immediately swollen.

After moaning a few times in pain, Zhang Rui's eyes slowly rolled a few times, looked at a few people around him, and said in a trembling voice: "Send me home!" At this time, the county magistrate who was showing off his might could no longer stand up, so he could only let a few people carry him back.

The dim prison was brightly lit at this time, and the old man in the prison was reluctant to light the lamp, and all the lamp oil money given by the court was kept secret by him and the treasury. However, Jin Yiwei asked him for lamp oil, so he naturally hurriedly went to buy it. The large lanterns inside the prison were all lit, and there were torches in the adjacent places of the two cells.

Luo Sigong asked the prisoners to be detained separately, and he came to the place where the prisoners were interrogated in the prison, and he had to give Luo Sigong an account after the matter was completed.

Looking at the place in front of him, Luo Sigong nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Although it is much different from the edict of the Beizhen Mansion Division. But it's barely enough! ”

The Jinyi guard who followed behind Luo Sigong had a very serious face, and he was relieved to hear Luo Sigong's words. The edict prison of the Beizhen Mansion can be said to be the darkest prison in the Ming Dynasty, and it is very good to have such a place now.

Slowly sitting behind the table, Luo Sigong glanced around again and nodded quite satisfied. Originally, this was the place where the prisoners were cleaned up in the prison, and it was also okay to use it for interrogating prisoners after the arrangement of the brocade guard.

A horizontal row of four wooden pillars, each of which could hold a person, was preceded by three side-by-side braziers. The charcoal inside was already burning red. There are all kinds of torture instruments hanging on the wall not far away, and they are terrifying to look at.

"My lord, fortunately, I am not dishonored, and the lowly people have been caught!" He saluted Luo Sigong and said in a respectful tone.

Nodding with satisfaction, Luo Sigong said with a calm face: "Let's interrogate!" The night is long and dreams are many! ”

"Yes, sir! Don't know who to start with? Dang Han understood in his heart, but at this time, it was better to let Luo Sigong call the shots.

glanced at Dang Han in surprise. Shaking his head with a wry smile, Luo Sigong said helplessly: "I don't have much interest in a few businessmen. You interrogate! Interrogated what the eight treasurers, the small fish and shrimp are talking about later. ”

"Got it, sir!" After giving a salute, Dang Han said to Jinyiwei, who was standing not far away: "Interrogate the prisoner." ”

After a short time, a person was led in by the brocade guard, and was tied to the pillar without saying a word. The man was already trembling all over at this point. Apparently he also understood what he was up against.

Slowly walked to the wall, looking at the torture instruments on the wall, Dang Han shook his head gently, and walked back as if there was nothing to look at. Coming to the man's side, Dang Han smiled and said, "I won't hide it from you." We are Jinyiwei, from the capital, you should know this. ”

Seeing that the man nodded, Dang Han continued: "The matter of your smuggling and collaborating with the enemy is recorded by the Jinyi Guard, and this is not something you can deny." Tomorrow at dawn, I will be able to find some things by raiding the Jinshan Hall. But these are private things, and they haven't been traced for so many years, and you know it in your hearts, and we know it in our hearts. ”

Listening to Dang Han's words, the man was slightly stunned, he didn't expect this Qianhu of Jinyi Wei to speak so frankly. Why no one tracked him down naturally understood, because of the backers behind him, because of their annual regular silver.

"Our Jinyiwei has no choice this time, what you have done is too much, and the emperor can't explain it anymore. If we ask anything this time, you can say anything, maybe you can still pick up a life, otherwise I'm afraid your nine clans will not be able to protect it. Dang Han's voice was very soft, and I don't know if it had an effect.

"My Ming Dynasty can not only punish the nine clans, but also the ten clans." Luo Sigong on the side looked at the person and said in a cold tone.

Everyone's bodies trembled, including the Jinyi guards present, and everyone seemed to have thought of something. The two most wise emperors of the Ming Dynasty, one is the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and the other is Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. These are two wise emperors, but the reign of the Ming Dynasty was the most severe punishment. I don't know how many people were peeled and filled by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and more than 20,000 people were implicated in a case of Hu Weiyong.

After Ming Chengzu Zhu Di seized the throne, he adopted brutal suppression methods against dissatisfied people, and the extermination of the Ten Clans began at that time. The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty had a system of teachers, and the extermination of the ten clans was actually aimed at these people, I don't know if Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, was far-sighted.

While reusing the brocade guards, the eunuchs in the palace were appointed, and these people were used to contain the power of the civil official group. Perhaps this wise emperor felt that this was not enough, and also formulated a criminal law according to the most important way for civil officials to form a party, the system of teachers, that is, the unprecedented extermination of the ten tribes. You must know that the tenth clan outside the nine clans is the protégé of the protégé, and if it is implicated in this way, no matter what kind of party it is, it will definitely be purged.

Luo Sigong's tone was very light, but one sentence reminded people of these two emperors, and the choice of these two emperors to carry out torture was one kind of person, that is, the famous Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty.

After being slightly stunned, Dang Han smiled and said to the person in front of him: "Say it!" What is your name? Don't hide anything, tell everything you know. We all know about your affairs, if you dare to lie to us, then we will cut it all over the house, and two will be added to the one clan, and a total of ten clans will do it themselves! ”

Although Dang Han was smiling, the temperature in the cell seemed to be much lower.

seemed to feel a little insufficient, Dang Han smiled and said: "We are the Jinyi Weibei Town Mansion, don't think we don't dare to do anything, you are just a businessman, killing you is like pinching a bed bug to death, don't be ignorant of current affairs!" ”

"The little ones say, the little ones say! The small one is called Liang Guest, and the adult can ask if he has anything to say. Knowing that he couldn't do anything, the man wasn't hiding anything, so he nodded hurriedly and said.

Dang Han nodded with a smile, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know if your ancestors are virtuous, the last time I investigated the smuggling case in Liaodong, the emperor issued a holy decree, as long as you take the initiative to abandon the secret and help the court to do things, you can be exempted from death." You are the first person to be brought up, and as long as you do a good job, you may be able to save this life. ”

Liang thought that he would definitely die, and it was not easy to let his family live, but he didn't expect that he still had hope of living. Hurriedly nodded his head and said loudly: "My lord, if there is anything, just ask, the little one must know everything and say everything!" ”

It seemed that it was almost over, Dang Han's expression suddenly became serious, and he asked in a deep voice: "We are here this time to arrest a few people, presumably you have heard about this matter, and we are also arresting you for this matter." Now let's talk about it! Do you know where that man is hiding? ”

I thought I would ask about smuggling, but Guest Liang didn't expect to ask about this matter, so he pondered for a while and said: "My lord Mingjian, we are all businessmen, and we don't care about these things, so there is no news." But if anyone is going to take that person in, I'm afraid they are the only ones who have the guts. ”

"Who? Who are you talking about? Although he had long expected that these people must know something, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly, Dang Han hurriedly asked impatiently.

"Adult, small one speaks slowly. Although there are people of all ethnic groups in Zhangjiakou, they do not get along with Jiannu. The Mongols here are all Tatars and Vars, and there are no people who are friendly with Jiannu. At this time, the only people who can take in wanted criminals in the imperial court are their own people. Glancing at the cell in the distance, Liang Guest turned his heart sideways, he is always a dead friend and not a poor man, there is only one chance to live, don't blame me for not being able to live with you.

Dang Han was stunned suddenly, Luo Sigong also stood up, looked at Liang and said, "You said that there are people who build slaves in Zhangjiakou?" ”

Although he didn't know Luo Sigong, Liang also knew that this must be a big official, and hurriedly said, "Yes, my lord!" There are indeed slave builders in the city, and they are the ones we do business with. Here is a slave capital, called Ha Yuansheng. ”

Luo Sigong naturally understood the content of the capital, it was a military attache who was about the same as the general army of the Ming Dynasty, but after thinking about it, he asked again: "Is there a house slave in Zhangjiakou?" How many people do you know? ”

"Back to my lord, I don't know about this little one!" Looking at Luo Sigong cautiously, Guest Liang said hesitantly.